SmartFusion Reviews

Hooray for Harris!

Comments: I have been very satisfied with Harris. While there are many features for accounting purposes, our district only purchased the payroll feature. We use Frontline for managing employee leave and documents. Neverthless, Harris has been a wondeful way to monitor all things payroll. I love having access to my paycheck prior to it depositing.

Pros:

Our district uses Harris School Solutions for payroll. The employee self service software is perfect for accessing information such as Paychecks and Year to Date Earning summaries. Years ago, we had to reach out to HR for this information, however, with Harris, I have my personal payroll information readily accessible.

Cons:

The historical data is limited but adequate for monitoring payroll accuracy.

Best Decision We Ever Made

Comments: Overall, our SmartFusion experience has been wonderful. From implementation to every day use, our business processes have been able to be streamlined and improved.

Pros:

The budget prep module is by far one of the best features as it really allows users to forecast many different scenarios. Budget process has gone from months to a few weeks. Other functions include integrated state reporting, student activity and easy of use for training new staff members.

Cons:

The accounts receivable module is one of the modules that takes some getting us to and setting up for business processes.

payroll processing

Pros:

For payroll processing the reporting on this software saves more time than our previous software. Some things are easier but others are more difficult.

Cons:

Integration was very difficult and there were many glitches and items that had to be corrected. Our organization left a bells and whistles software that had easy excel downloads. There were so many correction issues that our overall training was impacted. For the past year we have been training as you go which causes delays in our job performance. Some of the reports that were easily accessed with our old system will not produce with our new system.

Harris review

Comments: Fairly good! There are some reports that you cannot process after you pass a certain point (complete check register) but for the most part you can generate a report that will give you what you need.

Pros:

Most reports are easy to read-when you understand how to generate them.

Cons:

There are so many features that are unknown to users that you have to request be added. It would be nice to have a monthly or quarterly update emailed each month to describe each feature.

School District usage

Comments: The software is ok, doing what we need it to do, though many functions still don't work after two years of using it. Customer service is ok; if a help ticket is submitted, someone typically gets back to us fairly quickly, but if it's any other type of question (something other than a simple, non-accounting related question), we often get a response saying they'll work on it then not ever hear anything back. The support personnel do not have accounting backgrounds, which tends to be a big issue (setup was a nightmare since the personnel assisting with the transition had not school business or accounting backgrounds). I would have also liked to see this as a true web-based software, like we were promised when initially signing on.

Pros:

It's fairly easy to use, someone coming in with limited to no business experience was able to understand how to do basic functions.

Cons:

There are some items that are typically included in basic software packages for education that aren't included in SmartFusion. Some of the common sense type accounting items have been left out, as well.

SmartFusion Review

Comments: We switched to SmartFusion in 2011. Everything was so much simpler than it was with our previous system. The support staff is great and always works hard to help with any problems or questions we have.

Pros:

I love that this software is web based. It has made life easier with having to work from home.

Cons:

If I had to pick a con, I think it would be the ability to create some reports. Sometimes there's certain payroll information that I need in one report but instead might have to run a couple of different ones to get the exact info. I need.

MY OPINION ABOUT SMARTFUSION

Comments: I LIKE THAT ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION IS ON ONE SCREEN. I ALSO LIKE THE FACT THAT PAYROLL AND PERSONNEL HAVE TO PUT IN A TERMINATION DATE.

Pros:

CPI REPORTING FEATURE IS WHAT I LIKED AND THE FACT THAT ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION IS ON ONE SCREEN.

Cons:

I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LEAVE THE SOFTWARE RUNNING BECAUSE WE USE THIS SYSTEM DAILY OVER 90% PERCENT OF AN 8 HOUR DAY. IT CONSTANTLY TIMES OUT, WHEN IT TIMES OUT IT DOES NOT SAVE WHAT YOU ARE TYPING. iT WILL TIME OUT WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING A TASK. I DON'T LIKE THE DOUBLE LOG IN FEATURE. ALSO, THE HISPANIC/NOT HISPANIC( THREE DOTS) FEATURE. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT THAT FEATURE IS A WASTE OF TIME, ESPECIALLY AFTER i'VE ALREADY CHECK BLACK, WHITE, OR HISPANIC.

Easy to use

Comments: I have had a great experience with SmartFusion, especially at the annual conferences. I learn more each time I attend. The staff are terrific!

Pros:

I liked the ease of use in this software. I currently use the accounting modules to enter invoices, check fund ledger's to verify Journal Entries have been posted, Food Service module to enter all monthly information for each cafeteria.

Cons:

Grid features in the Food Service module are not available.

Love it. So easy to use.

Comments: I use budget prep, fund ledger, payroll and I love it. Software is great. Customer service is wonderful.

Pros:

Simple, easy to use. User friendly. The best accounting software I have ever used.

Cons:

Honestly, I have nothing bad to say. If anything I would say it does so much.

SmartFusion

Pros:

The software is very easy to use. Has the capability to generate reports in multiple formats which is extremely useful.

Cons:

The ability to change passwords could be made simpler.

Great K-12 Software!

Pros:

Easy to use. Great customer service. Good training sessions.

Cons:

There are features listed that aren't available.

Just My Opinion

Comments: I'm happy with it

Pros:

For the most part, I really like the software. Just some issues that never seem to be resolved.

Cons:

Not getting things worked out so we can use them

Very Functional Software with lots of Options

Comments: We have had a great experience with SmartFusion and the support from the company.

Pros:

The software helps combine HR and Payroll in one place as well as our finance processes.

Cons:

Sometimes it is difficult to run my own reports.

Smart Fusion Review

Comments: I don’t use it very often but when I do it is pretty easy.

Pros:

It seems pretty easy but I only use it a few times a month for Title I purchases. All I do is the PO and our County Office takes it from there.

Cons:

All I do is create Purchase Orders for special money on this software. The only problem I had was not having enough training and no written manual to refer to if I have a question. I don't use it very often.

SmartFusion Review

Comments: It, like anything new, has taken a while to get comfortable with but I am getting there. With a little refresher training, I think I will be able to use better.

Pros:

I most liked the ease of being able to go between screens.

Cons:

It is not very easy to upload information. I have had to submit information several times to be uploaded.